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Flood kills 3 persons, renders many homeless in Edo

No fewer than three persons were confirmed dead following a torrential rain on Sunday in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko Edo…

Lagos creates 75,168 jobs by planting 5 million

The Lagos State Government on Monday said that it planted no fewer than five million trees and created about 75,168…

Ten people dead in Moscow metro accident

Ten people died and scores were taken to hospital after a train derailed in Moscow’s packed metro during rush hour…

Hamas closes border crossing with Israel

Hamas said Tuesday it has closed the Erez border crossing due to Israeli shelling, in a move that stranded a…

Church of England to vote on women bishops

The Church of England is to vote on the introduction of women bishops on Monday, two years after a first…

Canadian teacher arrested in Indonesian child sex scandal

A Canadian teacher has been arrested in Indonesia for alleged child sex abuse, police said Tuesday, in a scandal that…

50,000 orphans, vulnerable kids benefit from USAID in Nigeria

Simon Ateba The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday ended one of its programmes for orphans and…

Israel accepts Egypt’s Gaza truce proposal

Israel’s security cabinet on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian ceasefire proposal, a government spokesman said, after a week of the deadliest…

Navy arrests bank manager for impersonation

The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it arrested one Simon Musa for posing as an admiral of the Navy. Parading…

FG appeals to NMA to suspend strike

The ministers of health, employment, labour and productivity in Abuja on Monday appealed to the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to…

55 jailed for alcohol consumption in Kano

The Kano State Hisba Board on Monday said 55 people were arrested and convicted for alcohol consumption in Kano during…

Thousands flee in Philippines as typhoon strengthens

Thousands of people fled their homes and ships sheltered from heavy seas in the Philippines on Tuesday as the first…

Israel to weigh Egypt Gaza truce, Hamas says no deal

Israel said Tuesday it would weigh an Egyptian truce proposal for Gaza, which has US backing, but Hamas appeared to…

Two dead, 18 missing as boat capsizes off Malaysia

At least two people died and 18 others were missing after an overloaded boat carrying illegal Indonesian immigrants capsized off…

Boko Haram kills 38 in fresh Borno attack

At least 38 people were killed following a raid by suspected Islamist Boko Haram gunmen on a village in northeast…

France steps up security as protesters try to storm synagogues

France stepped up security on Monday after protestors demonstrating against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza tried to storm two Paris synagogues.…

Malala asks Boko Haram to stop misrepresenting Islam

Pakistan education activist Malala Yousafzai on Monday in Abuja asked Boko Haram terrorists to stop misusing the name of Islam…

US offers Egypt late invite to Africa summit

The United States has invited Egypt to an African leaders summit in Washington next month, after initially barring Cairo following…

FG sets up Boko Haram Victims Support Fund

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Government on Monday announced the constitution of a Committee on Victims Support Fund “to mobilise resources…

Police foils robbery attack on media house, loses officer

The Rivers Police Command has confirmed that two armed robbers were killed when a gang raided the office of Nigerian…

Military fighting terrorism with caution – Minimah

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, said on Monday 15 July that the military is deploying caution in its…

#BringBackOurGirls: 90 Days Since Chibok Girls Were Kidnapped

It’s 90 days since over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamist sect, Boko Haram on 14 April in Chibok village,…

Malala tells Jonathan to meet parents of hostages

Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai on Monday urged Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to meet with parents of the schoolgirls kidnapped…

Over 28,000 Nigerian graduates educated in India

Dr Collins Nyenze, President of the Indian Universities Alumni Association of Nigeria, on Monday said that about 28,732 Nigerians have…

More than 65,000 Chinese nationals in Nigeria

The Consul-General of the Chinese Consulate in Lagos, Liu Kan, on Monday said that there were presently more than 65,000…

South African Nobel Prize Winner, Gordimer Dies At 90

South African Nobel Prize-winning writer and anti-apartheid activist Nadine Gordimer, who became an icon through her unique insights into the…

INEC Denying Osun Members Permanent Voters Cards —APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm that its members in Osun State are being denied their Permanent…

We’re 85 Percent Ready For Osun Election —INEC

Simon Ateba The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Monday it’s 85 percent ready for the 9 August governorship…

2015: Bakare Calls For Interim Govt

The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has…